Second earthquake shakes Murrumbateman

Geoscience Australia reports the short, sharp activity lasted a few seconds at 11.24pm.

Several people have reported feeling the effects as a loud boom which woke them up.

Seismologist Jonathan Bathgate said it was difficult to get the exact location of the earthquake when it measured under 3.0 magnitude.

But reports suggested it was particularly close to the Murrumbateman village centre.

“A number of people filed reports on our website to say they had felt the earthquake,” he told Scoop.

“It was very short in duration, which you would expect of this magnitude. There was an associated loud booming sound or a bang, which is often mistaken for passing traffic or some sort of explosion nearby.

“People generally are saying they felt a short sharp jolt that lasted a matter of seconds, and being late in the evening it woke a few people up.”